Shri Lal Krishna Advani Ji enters his hundredth year today (November 8), with his birthday coinciding with Diwali, a festival associated with Prabhu Shri Ram and the diya. The occasion comes amid celebrations marking 75 years of the Jana Sangh, the 125th Jayanti of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and the RSS centenary.Few people have touched as many chapters of modern India as Advani Ji. Born on November 8, 1927, on Dev Deepawali, he experienced the pain of leaving behind his familiar world in Sindh in 1947. He rebuilt his life from scratch, without bitterness. This ability to build against all...